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Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 24 Hours
In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, you can learn the basics of programming with C++---one of the most popular and powerful programming languages ever created.
Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, this fast and friendly tutorial teaches you everything you need to know, from installing and using a compiler, to debugging the programs you've created, to what's coming in C++Ox, the next version of C++.
Each lesson builds on what you've already learned, giving you a solid understanding of the basics of C++ programming concepts and techniques.
Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common C++ programming tasks
Quizzes and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test yourself to make sure you're ready to go on
Starter Kit software provides everything you need to create and compile C++ programs on any platform---Windows, Mac or Linux
Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, this fast and friendly tutorial teaches you everything you need to know, from installing and using a compiler, to debugging the programs you've created, to what's coming in C++Ox, the next version of C++.
Each lesson builds on what you've already learned, giving you a solid understanding of the basics of C++ programming concepts and techniques.
Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common C++ programming tasks
Quizzes and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test yourself to make sure you're ready to go on
Starter Kit software provides everything you need to create and compile C++ programs on any platform---Windows, Mac or Linux
444 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2011
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About the author
Jesse Liberty
101 books92 followersJesse Liberty has three decades of experience writing and delivering software projects and is the author of 2 dozen books and a couple dozen Pluralsight & LinkedIn Learning courses.
He currently works for CNH writing APIs.
He was a Senior Technical Evangelist for Microsoft, a Distinguished Software Engineer for AT&T, a VP for Information Services for Citibank and a Software Architect for PBS.
He has been a Microsoft MVP for 13 years.
His most recent book is Writing APIs with .NET (Packt 2024)
You can find him at https://jesseliberty.com/find-me, and see his bio at https://jesseliberty.com/bio
He currently works for CNH writing APIs.
He was a Senior Technical Evangelist for Microsoft, a Distinguished Software Engineer for AT&T, a VP for Information Services for Citibank and a Software Architect for PBS.
He has been a Microsoft MVP for 13 years.
His most recent book is Writing APIs with .NET (Packt 2024)
You can find him at https://jesseliberty.com/find-me, and see his bio at https://jesseliberty.com/bio
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August 30, 2015
Extremely helpful! I found this to be a great resource for learning C++. Of course, knowing a language was already great, but this book is definitely good for first time programmers.
November 5, 2021
I have read this book before my second semester in computer science, I had an experience with coding with c++ but I was still fresh so I decided to read this book as there are a few book tech you c++ without perquisite a knowledge in c
+ I find 24 hours is very organized
At the beginning of the book it seems to be very easy and smooth but after a while when I get in depth (function) I couldn't understand anything, I recommended this book in only one situation if you choose this book as helping tool not a main tool to learn c++ because it is very short plus tge way of explaining the concept was very awful
+ I find 24 hours is very organized
At the beginning of the book it seems to be very easy and smooth but after a while when I get in depth (function) I couldn't understand anything, I recommended this book in only one situation if you choose this book as helping tool not a main tool to learn c++ because it is very short plus tge way of explaining the concept was very awful
June 28, 2021
I have a much earlier edition. The book helped me learn. I copied the definitions of statements, functions, variables, and other concepts such as classes, pointers and references, etc. to 3x5 cards and memorized them. I want to say this book even touched on encapsulation, polymorphism, and inheritance (the big three).
Not the best book on C++ I've ever read, but helpful for a newbie. Couple this with the Herbert Schildt book and you are well on your way to a solid, beginning foundation.
Not the best book on C++ I've ever read, but helpful for a newbie. Couple this with the Herbert Schildt book and you are well on your way to a solid, beginning foundation.
September 29, 2017
Whoa! Intense! I did not know C++ is nearly as old as I am. It’s definitely no Javascript.
Learning it has been fun but challenging. I’ve a few more code exercises in this book to get through, and it definitely got more and more difficult the closer I got to the end of this book, but definitely worth it.
Now I have an 800 page book on iOS 9 App development, Xcode and Swift to get stuck into…
Learning it has been fun but challenging. I’ve a few more code exercises in this book to get through, and it definitely got more and more difficult the closer I got to the end of this book, but definitely worth it.
Now I have an 800 page book on iOS 9 App development, Xcode and Swift to get stuck into…
December 27, 2012
A good book to just familiarise one with C++ but the examples given in the book are not even remotely useful for real life programming.
May 16, 2014
It was this book that I took my first baby steps in programming. I always put it in a place where I can see it all the time in my home :).
June 8, 2014
A good book to begin with C++ and revise
July 20, 2017
This book helped me learn C++ very easily in high school
August 25, 2022
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This was an excellent book on C++. I liked the way it was laid out and found it was great way to learn C++ in a day.
Would recommend!
4.5/5
This was an excellent book on C++. I liked the way it was laid out and found it was great way to learn C++ in a day.
Would recommend!
4.5/5
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